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8 THE GAMECOCK ♦ Wednesday, October 30, 2002 '■>* CONTACT!® ' T^TTT IV/TTV THEYSAIDIT 1 1 I WOODY ALLEN: “The difference between Story ideas? Questions? Comments? ft 1 ■ A VI I it sex and death is death you can do E-mailusatgamecockmixeditor@hotmail.com ■ JL _JL ■ M t _JL ■ L. m alone, and nobody laughs at you.” i^k I PHOTO BY CANDI HAUGLUM/THE GAMECOCK The Haunted Road in South Congaree features a haunted hay ride, singing, free food, games and a Christian message. BY AINUY tVAINb THE GAMECOCK So why do things go bump in the night? Why do you suddenly get goose bumps on your skin and cold chills running down your spine? What strikes fear into you: heights, darkness, evil or the unknown? As odd as it sounds, people pay to be scared. Haunted houses play on peoples’ fears to strike the maximum amount ot terror into tneir visitors. But for those who will give money to be frightened, Columbia has its fair share of haunted houses. The Hall of Horrors, run by the Columbia Jaycees, Lexington High School student council and the Sigma Nu Fraternity, is an indoor haunted event. It is obvious that the groups have put a great deal of work into this house, at 1153 Walter Price St. in Cayce. All the actors and characters are wen-costumea tor tne specific roles and purposes of the themes throughout the house. It seems as though a timber com pany might run the Hall of Horrors because of all the chainsaws in it. But that isn’t a bad thing, considering all the screams and scares the power tools elicited. The skits were well done and easi ly spooked the groups. While walk ing through the maze, people could near tne screams ot tnose anead ot them and wondered what was going to happen next. The scariest and best feature of this house was the pitch-black maze, where visitors must feel their way along to find the exit. The objects the people felt as they tried to find then out had their imaginations spinning as they wondered what they could possibly be touching. The Hall of Horrors belongs on the list of haunted houses to recommend to friends. And if this kind of haunted house isn’t your thing, then maybe you could better spend your time at the Polish sausage stand near the ticket booth. Kristen Worthington, a first-year biology student, said, “The vampire guy freaked me out, and the dark halls were cool, except for running into the walls.” Down the road a ways and past the airport, you enter the town of South Congaree. And on 1009 Main St., you find the Haunted Road, put on by a local church. Unlike most haunted houses and trails, the atmosphere for those waiting in the line was lively, with singing, free food and some games off to the side. It came off like a small festival of sorts and charged no admission price, to boot. It was odd having a religious cele bration before a “Hellish” Haunted Road hay ride. It featured a scene of , Hell that was quite amusing, while iv * also left riders asking,, “Is that what it is really like?” The end of the hay ride presented a religious skit about 15 to 20 minutes long. The hay ride’s religious undertones didn’t sit so well with a Halloween-related activity. ♦ HAUNTED HOUSE, SEE PAGE 10 Halloween Is More Than Just Haunted Houses THE NICKELODEON’S ALL HALLOW'S EVE COSTUME CONTEST The Nick will be giving away door prizes as well as taking photos of contestants from 6:30 to 7 p.m. and 8:30 to 9 p.m. Prizes will be given out during the night. The categories in the costume contest are sexiest, most outrageous, best multiple entry (couples and groups), best movie character, most bootiful, most electrifying and most creative. “DRACULA: BALLET WITH A BITE” Columbia City Ballet will present a sneak preview of this year’s revival of “Dracula” on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Koger Center For the Arts. This is not your stereotypical ballet performance - it’s an adult show. All tickets for the general-admission show are $15, and students with valid IDs can get a free ticket at the Russell House information desk. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for drinks and club music. Call 799-7605. “THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW” Carolina Productions will sponsor this interactive film experience in the Russell House Theater at 10 p.m. A costume contest will start at 9:30 p.m. BRING OUT YOUR DEAD The Art Bar will offer awards for the best costume and a chance to have your picture posted on its Web site. Sln-Dustrial DJ Sensoria will be spinning. The Art Bar, 1211 Park St. “FRANKENSTEIN” 9 p.m. Columbia Marionette Theatre, 401 Laurel St. $8. TOP 10 These were the most requested songs on USC’s student radio station from Oct. 20-27. 1. “SPEND THE NIGHT” Donnas 2. “YOU CAN PLAY THESE SONGS WITH CHORDS” Death CabforCutie 3. “RUMORS AND HEADLINES” One Man Army 4. “LIVE ON ST. PATRICK’S DAY” Dropkick Murphys 5. “NOTHING’S GOING TO HAPPEN" Elf Power 6. “DUAL MONO" Greenhorn es 7. “SONGS TO NO ONE: 1991 1992” Jeff Buckley/Gary Lucas 8. “BEHIND THE MUSIC” Soundtrack of Our Lives 9. “VELOCITY OF SOUND” Apples in Stereo SO. “TELL YOUR FRIENDS” Mary Prankster Event to debate the highs and lows of marijuana While both Hager and Stutman have gained national acclaim for their stance on marijuana legal ization, each has done it in his own way. Hager is editor in chief of High Times magazine, a publication for marijuana users. Beyond his magazine duties, Hager helped create the Freedom Fighters, a national marijuana legalization group. Hager thinks marijuana users form a legitimate minority group and that their basic rights to free dom of religion and the pursuit of happiness are being denied. Stutman is a former agent for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. During his em ployment, he fought the war against drugs as a special agent, and was in charge of DEA re gional sites, including the na tion’s largest, in New York. Under his watch, more than 15,000 drug-related arrests were made. After his retirement from the DEA, Stutman has continued his fight against drugs by advo cating prevention and education. The panelists backgrounds is something Bura said is beneficial to the debate. “They are on totally on the op posite sides of the spectrum,” he said, “Both are very emotional, very intense; they both believe very strongly about their stance on the topic.” During the 90-minute debate, students will be able to direct questions to both Hager and Stutman. Brook Bristow, Student Government attorney general, will serve as moderator. It’s a for mat Bura said is highly effective. “It gets very heated and really very intense,” he said. “It makes you scratch your head and think.” Which is part of the reason George Raad, ideas and issues commissioner for Carolina Productions, said the organiza tion agreed to present the event. “We did it to create awareness. The students can hear from two very informative speakers,” he said. “Come and learn in a fun at ♦ WEED, SEEPAGE 10 BY KAMILLE BOSTICK THE (iAMEGOGK Some call it pot, others weed. Some label it an illegal narcotic, while others hail its effects as a prescription drug. Regardless of what side a per son falls on, marijuana is riddled with debate. And on Wednesday night, USC will get in on the act. “The Great Debate: Creating A Buzz on Campus,” sponsored by Carolina Productions, will pro vide the forum. Steve Hager, a proponent of marijuana use, will face off against Robert M. Stutman, who favors keeping the drug illegal. The interactive de bate will start what Greg Bura, an agent with Wolfman Productions, considers an im portant dialogue. Wolfman Productions is the company that brings the debate to college cam puses. “This is a controversial issue that has been debated for many years,” Bura said. It has raged in Congress for a long time now, he said, “and students feel very strongly about it.” “With this program, the stu dents can share their heart song. ” They can also listen to the wis dom of the panelists, who have a &>ng history behind their respec five positions on the topic. PHOTO BY CANDI HAUGLUM/THE GAMECOCK One of the many scary scenes at the Hall of Horrors In Cayce. PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK Steve Hager, editor In chief of High Times magazine,.helped create the freedom Fighters, a marijuana legalization group. He will speak against Robert Stutman in Wednesday’s debate.